Battle of the Atlantic Feb. 1 to Aug 1, 2006

rjkplasticmod wrote:

The Hudson is looking great so far Solid.  How about some pics of the cockpit interior ?  Regards,  Rick

ROTFL  That's funny Rick.  heh heh heh  You damn near had me spraying my Starbucks all over my screen!

Solid, the Hudson is coming a long very nicely.  If someone has done wood carving (birds, animals, caricatures, etc), would they be able to to the stuff you do?  I should show this to my dad, he has really gotten into wood carving the last 4 years or so.  I think he might enjoy something like this. 

Hi Guys........

I was going to leave the "engine-pods" solid......but desided to add a little engine. Here are some pics. The engines are made of "plaster of Paris" from a Mold of "school plaster"...the kind that kids use to make things. I painted it to see how it looks in the pod.

I also like to put a light coat of color paints as I go along just to check on lights and shadows, really proportions so I did. As you can see with colors you can notice "situations"......in this case the fuselage is still too Fat!!!!!! this plane was slimmer.....so, no sweat, tomorrow I will go on the porch and sand the some more...................really love this.

This last pic is a comparison: Both of these planes were similar even twin tails!!!!...technology of the times....The Hudson together with a Caproni Taliedo 135 flown by the Regia Aeronautica and exported to Hungary and Peru around 1936-1939...I started the 135 about a year ago, got sidetracked and never finished it.....some evening I will.

Solid - that is coming out very nicely.  I really want to see the final product.  Whay will you be painting it with?

Richard

Looking good Solid.

Regards,  Rick

My obsessive compulsive side is taking over..... lol 

I just picked up the 1/48 Accurate Miniatures SB2C-4 Helldiver at my LHS and would like to build this instead of my Beaufighter Mk.VI for the GB.  I really, really want to do the Beaufighter in colors and markings from Malta so I'm not going to use that kit for this GB.

Please change my kit to the Helldiver, it will be done OOB as one of the few Helldivers that were used for Anti-Submarine warfare in the Atlantic.  It will be painted in the ASWII scheme of dark dull gray on the upper half, and flat white on the lower.  The markings will be that of a Helldiver flying out of NAS Atlantic City, New Jersey.  

I got that kit for Xmas and was thinking of doing the same thing… but you beat me to it… so I will stick with my 1^st choice and build this one for fun... if I still remember how.  That’s if I can ever get to it.  I am 2 GB’s behind. Still working on the BoG… barely started the P-47.  So many GB’s so little time.

How is the quality of the canopy in your kit?  Mine is about the worst I have ever seen. An orange peel texture where clear glass should be and the windscreen is nearly devoid of detail.  Would like to be able to say to AM customer service that I know there are good ones out there and I should get a replacement.

Solid that looks absolutely oustanding!!!

I'm curious, how much does something like that weight????

wing_nut wrote:

I got that kit for Xmas and was thinking of doing the same thing… but you beat me to it… so I will stick with my 1st choice and build this one for fun... if I still remember how.  That’s if I can ever get to it.  I am 2 GB’s behind. Still working on the BoG… barely started the P-47.  So many GB’s so little time.

Solid  That's awsome work I'm truly looking forward to seeing the end product.

Cheers

Bear

Good evening Gentlemen Pilots:....Target for Tonight!!!!!!!
Sean.............Compared to a plastic model it is heavy but its only about 1/4 pound. These things last a lifetime and more....I had one, a Pan Am Flying boat made in 1932 and it looked like it had been done yesterday ,some cracks in the paint and that was about it,, good old wood.

Happy to see everyone is working on their models and the chatter here is great, that Helldiver should be a nockout with thatt coloring!!!!!.I worked a little this afternoon , roughfly finishing #2 engine, stabilizer, rudders and testing how this guy looks with landing gear. Again, as the engine, the wheels are plaster of paris. I don't know, I like this plane in the flying attitude.......here are two pics....

Keep a steady hand on your projects, "go slow but surely goooo"
Have a good flight.

Gera

The more I look over this Accurate Miniatures 1/48 SB2C-4 Helldiver, the more I like it.  There are some nice photo etched pieces included in the kit.  This plane is pretty big, much bigger than I though it was.  I can see why many considered it a best.  It's one of those planes that looks ugly, but also looks great at the same time.

Just a friendly reminder to update my kit change on the first page.  :)

Scott:  front page has been updated.  I can only make updates from work as my ancient Mac computer at home is still running OS9 and will not allow me to edit posts.  Need to do something about that one of these days.  Looking forward to seeing your Helldiver.

Solid:  She's looking really good

razordws wrote:

Scott:  front page has been updated.  I can only make updates from work as my ancient Mac computer at home is still running OS9 and will not allow me to edit posts.  Need to do something about that one of these days.  Looking forward to seeing your Helldiver. Solid:  She's looking really good

No worries, was just a friendly reminder in case it had slipped through the cracks.  :)

I'm really stoked about this Helldiver, it's very different from the usual things I build.

Well I'm afraid I'm in the same boat as a lot of other people at the moment in that I have too many builds going to start this one.  Fingers crossed I should be good to go in a couple of weeks.

Solid, that's some outstanding work there.  Being all thumbs myself when it comes to anything like carving; I am really impressed by your skills.

Cheers

solid wrote:

Good Evening Everyone..................   .Being something of a copycat I desided we should have a parallel Battle, that is, " The Battle of the Mediterranean" , like in real WW2, many fronts at the same time. So I opened a Call to a group build with the same name......... You are cordially invited to do battle in the rough waters of the deep Mediterranean!!!!!!! if we survive the Atlantic Here it is: http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/586358/ShowPost.aspx   Thank you guys, really enjoying flying with you all....... Gera.   PS...Posting more pics of the Hudson tonight...

Awesome, I pulled my Beaufighter (going to do the Helldiver instead) out of this build because I wanted to do a Mediterranean scheme stationed at Malta.  Perfect timing amigo!

Would love to sign up Solid, but I'm overcommitted to GB's as it is.  Maybe some other day.

Regards,  Rick

Good evening Gentlemen............................

Did very little last night. But I set up the container for the Gun turret, its is finished so now I have to make the gun turret itself. I'll do it tomorrow.

As you can see I cut the hole for the turret then made the turret holder from "card". I made a ring and fitted it over the hole. Covered all seams with putty to make it become part on the fuselage.

After it dried up good I sanded everything to the correct size. What follows is the "Glass cage and machineguns".

Since I like to see how things are comming along, I roughly cut three propeller blades, not accurate, just for show, and proceeded to "eye" the model to get a general feeling of it....Hummmm Hummmm

Looking better every day Solid.

Regards,  Rick

Solid Very very cool, I've never seen a wooden model being built before this one.....

Dave, mate can you also put me down for a 1/48 Tam Wildcat as a just in case i dont finish the U-boat in time build......